We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Utah Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
29,809 83.11% $70,449 H-1B
2,658 7.41% $21,499 H-2A
2,592 7.23% $105,090 PERM
810 2.26% $82,474 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Utah has seen a total of 35,869 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Utah is the H-1B visa with 29,809 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.11% of Utah's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 2,658 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 7.41% of Utah's total visas.

Top Occupations in Utah (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $48,406 85.71%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 24 $58,681 85.71%
Financial Specialists, All Other 23 $61,858 82.14%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 23 $43,436 85.19%
Physicists 23 $63,482 92.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 22 $34,620 88.00%
Bioinformatics Scientists 22 $62,668 88.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $64,300 91.67%
Manufacturing Engineers 22 $75,684 91.67%
Editors 21 $40,698 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 4 $110,198 66.67%
Childcare Workers 4 $19,984 66.67%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 4 $55,333 66.67%
Surgeons 4 $136,348 66.67%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $40,728 66.67%
Information Security Analysts 4 $82,197 66.67%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $64,817 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 4 $34,778 66.67%
Coaches and Scouts 4 $37,500 66.67%
Biological Technicians 4 $32,474 66.67%
Utah Employees Over Time
Utah has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,067 employees were hired. Utah peaked in 2022 with 3,143 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,840 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Utah From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 684 $93,247 48.82%
China 129 $63,527 36.75%
Mexico 128 $46,542 39.88%
Brazil 122 $39,727 38.61%
South Korea 60 $45,873 21.20%
Vietnam 59 $1,561,086 40.14%
Nepal 45 $47,861 36.29%
Venezuela 42 $30,152 37.17%
Canada 37 $89,219 34.91%
Colombia 35 $35,182 46.05%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 326 $61,450 98.19%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 227 $76,124 82.55%
Doterra International Llc 217 $87,141 92.34%
Ntt Data Inc 209 $78,343 89.32%
Intermountain Healthcare 204 $70,908 93.58%
Adobe Inc 191 $100,898 89.25%
Ancestrycom Operations Inc 185 $89,124 95.36%
Fatpipe Technologies Inc 178 $65,533 94.68%
Brigham Young University 175 $58,742 95.11%
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 175 $87,779 96.15%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vivint Inc 29 $98,959 36.71%
Ebay Inc 23 $77,754 29.49%
Brightview Landscape Services Inc 22 $24,814 31.43%
Lucid Software 22 $75,382 37.93%
Brigham Young University 21 $53,095 37.50%
Cotiviti Inc 21 $70,974 38.18%
Select Portfolio Servicing Inc 20 $65,006 41.67%
Xactware 19 $78,044 47.50%
Kennecott Utah Copper Llc 18 $85,421 46.15%
Fatpipe Technologies Inc 18 $103,367 46.15%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wheat Farming 2 $20,302 100.00%
Apple Orchards 2 $24,773 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 2 $19,330 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $23,650 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,386 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 1 $29,661 50.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1 $34,320 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 1 $22,235 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 1 $32,406 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $27,310 100.00%

Utah Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Utah to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Utah over all years is $70,449. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage